The Pharaoh's Photographer: Harry Burton, Tutankhamun, and the Metropolitan's Egyptian Expedition

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Procession of Objects from the Tomb of Meketre to the Expedition House, March 19, 1920
Harry Burton (British, 1879–1940)
Gelatin silver print; 6 3/4 x 9 1/8 in. (17.1 x 23.2 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Archives of the Department of Egyptian Art
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Burial Chamber of the Tomb of Nefertari, Spring 1923
Harry Burton (British, 1879–1940)
Gelatin silver print; 6 3/4 x 9 in. (17 x 23 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Archives of the Department of Egyptian Art
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Progress of the Work, January 1929
Harry Burton (British, 1879–1940)
Gelatin silver print; 6 3/4 x 9 in. (17.1 x 23 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Archives of the Department of Egyptian Art
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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The Treasury, October 1926
Harry Burton (British, 1879–1940)
Gelatin silver print; 6 7/8 x 9 1/8 in. (17.5 x 23.2 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Archives of the Department of Egyptian Art
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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The Outermost Coffin, Spring 1926
Harry Burton (British, 1879–1940)
Gelatin silver print; 8 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (22.2 x 16.8 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Archives of the Department of Egyptian Art
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York